Right now I am experiencing a loss. While we were finishing up our adventures in Thailand, Alisha's sister was asked the big question from her boyfriend. They in turn requested that Shopping, our translator, would come to the US for the wedding if they would pay for it all. He of course said yes.
My heart breaks because he has applied for a VISA several times for the last few months and been denied repeatedly. He has confided in Alisha and I that he doesn't like to get his hopes up because it always seems like things fall through and then he is devastated. Alisha and I had the awesome privilege to bless Shopping right before we left by paying off his college debt, a debt he seriously wouldn't be able to pay for decades to come. The bond that Shopping and I share is incredible. I love this kid a ton. I cried uncontrollably at the airport when we were finally heading home after living with him for 4 months.
When you you begin telling someone you love them, time and time again, it becomes ingrained into your soul. I told Shopping that on a regular basis and when it came time to split ways, my soul was torn.
It doesn't look like there is anyway to get him here in time for the wedding in two weeks. God can still provide a miracle, but it isn't looking hopeful. Dealing with this pain of separation is hitting me all over again. I can only imagine how he feels, like he has been let down once more.
Why God would keep friends apart, I don't know. I can rationalize it by thinking God is in control, and everything has a purpose, but is sure doesn't make my heart feel better or the tears to dry up. Sometimes I am just left wondering....why.
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Here's my only happy thought during the sadness of this news.
Although he isn't coming for the wedding, he is coming! You know? I'm also thinking, so much effort and planning is going toward the wedding, that I don't know if Joel/Amber/Alisha would get to enjoy the blessing of Shopping in america to the fullest. So my hopes is that when he is finally able to come, we will all be available at some point to hang out with him.
Maybe I'm fishing for some light here, but I think it's the best point I have :)
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